Costing a project. Jan 2018.

Clients often tell me they find it difficult to get a project costed at the outset. A common complaint is that builders will not cost a project until Building Regulations drawings have been prepared.

It it is a daunting task to estimate project costs without detailed drawings and a specification. Good builders are always busy, and will look for a degree of commitment from would-be clients. A fully annotated set of drawings and engineer's calculations show you mean business.

Don't have any plans drawn? There is a simple way to estimate the potential cost of a project at the outset.